staghorn fern
- noun
- /ˈsteɪɡˌhɔrn fɜrn/
- Specialized
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helecho cuerno de ciervo
- Look at like this staghorn Fern, like how giant this plant is in this teeny tiny little half gallon pot.
Look at like this staghorn Fern, like how giant this plant is in this teeny tiny little half gallon pot.
- Look at like this staghorn Fern, like how giant this plant is in this teeny tiny little half gallon pot.
Examples
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In the garden, a beautiful staghorn fern can be seen growing on the tree trunk, its fronds resembling the antlers of a stag.
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Speaking of plants, I love staghorn ferns.
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There's a larger staghorn Fern down there and then more calatheas.
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And then over here where that grape Ivy was, we put the Regina red Arrowhead vine, the staghorn Fern, and the string of pearls.
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My friend has a stunning staghorn fern hanging on her wall, showcasing its unique, flat lobed fronds.
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During our visit to the botanical garden, we admired the impressive staghorn fern that was mounted in a decorative planter.
Synonyms
A tropical fern with antler-shaped leaves that grows on trees
Surface Forms
Morphology
staghorn + fern
The compound is directly compositional: 'staghorn' (stag + horn) describes a horn-like shape and combined with 'fern' yields a fern with antler-like fronds. This shape-based naming of plants is a straightforward, cross-linguistic descriptive pattern, so a learner who knows the constituents can infer the meaning.
Etymology
Staghorn fern gets its name from its big, flat leaves that spread out like a stag's antlers. So staghorn, from the words 'stag' and 'horn', points to the plant's shape and helps you remember it.
